Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 767 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B767/217 | Outboard Overhead Stowage Bin Hinge Assemblies | 2/2006 |
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| Applicability: | Model 767-200 and -300 series aircraft, as listed in Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 767-25-0078 Revision 4, or later FAA approved revision; and equipped with overhead stowage bins. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2005-23-19 Amdt 39-14377. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of16 February 2006. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 16 February 2006. | |
| Background: | The FAA received reports of hinge assemblies of outboard overhead stowage bins breaking or the stowage bin doors not latching properly. This condition, if not corrected, could result in the outboard overhead stowage bins opening during flight and releasing baggage, with possible injury to passengers, and blockage of the aisles during an emergency evacuation event. |
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David Punshon
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
6 January 2006